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Daitō-style Mackerel Maki Sushi

A friend of mine was at a conference in Okinawa (south Japanese islands) and he tried some Daitō-style sushi that he loved. It got me interested so I looked into it.

Daitō-style comes from Daitō islands, an archipelago east from Okinawa main land. That sushi style is using tuna, mackerel or marlin marinated in soy sauce and mirin. It seems that it mostly done as Nigiri sushi (fish on rice) but I wanted to try it as a Maki sushi (rolled sushis).

It has a really interesting flavour: the mix of soy’s saltiness and mirin’s sweetness, as well as their umami softens the strong fish flavour of mackerel. I do not think that any additional soy sauce is actually needed when served.

I did not see this marinated style of sushi anywhere. That’s why, more than a recipe, this post is to present this style.